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October 17, 2025Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

“If you don’t care about your color, you don’t care about yourself.” Young children's racial literacy praxis in everyday contexts

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Overview

Ethnographic study reveals children's strategies for understanding racism in classrooms, suggesting new avenues for racial literacy education.

Key Points

  • Findings demonstrate children engaged in racial literacy through discussions and creative interactions, expanding their understanding of race.
  • Students utilized strategies like asking questions and sharing stories to build knowledge about racism, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
  • This ethnographic study highlights the importance of cultural repertoires in shaping how children learn about race in their everyday contexts.
  • Understanding children's racial literacy practices may enable educators to better support and nurture inclusive learning environments.

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Anna Falkner (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f199d1de32064e504dd635https://doi.org/10.1177/14639491251382693
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